actually, we avoid dynamically typed languages like the plague. i am taking a peek at clojure because i'm curious.
Am 07.11.2011 11:19, schrieb pron: > I see. So namespaces are helpful here. > What other team practices do you use? E.g. what do you use for effective > documentation? With Java you can easily find all helpful operations that > can be used to manipulate a type. can you really? you can quickly find all methods in a certain class, but you never know if there isn't a useful little helper method somewhere. the clojure-equivalent would be "functions in namespace" How do you make sure developers find > all relevant functions in Clojure and don't re-implement old > functionality? laziness is the key. Not that it's a nonexistent problem in the Java world, > but Javadoc is very helpful there. > > I understand my questions could be directed at most dynamic languages, > and I'm absolutely not entering the static vs. dynamic debate - but > before I recommend Clojure for use in a team, I'd like to hear some > experiences. Another member it was me :D of this forum has asked about refactoring > and was told that the problem doesn't arise that often in Clojure. > That's good to know. But I would like to hear more. I guess that in some > organizations the question is not "how do I program in a new language", > but "how do I develop software in a large team using a new language". i wouldn't suggest using a language no one has experience in at the start of a new project. you'll mess up the core design and everyone will course you for decades. > I've tried to find some online material that addresses this issue, but > couldn't find any. > > Some languages, such as Erlang, induce a model that is very similar to > OO, so the development practices, I can assume, are similar. But Clojure > is completely different. I tried to think back to how we did things in > C, but there we had header files, that, while annoying, did provide some > documentation and communicated intents rather well. But in Clojure the > pieces just seem so... disconnected. i am beginning to understand how lisp/clojure is supposed to work. can't put it in words yet. It is elegant, but does it provide > any tools for team communication? Has anyone even encountered such > problems at all? > > And perhaps I shouldn't have used the world "invariably". > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
